Overview
The home of a Taisho-era journalist, preserved with his photographs and papers.
About this place
Sugimura Sojinkan Memorial Museum is a memorial museum in Abiko, Chiba Prefecture, consisting of the former Sugimura Sojinkan residence and its garden. Sugimura Sojinkan (real name Kotaro) was a journalist active at the Tokyo Asahi Shimbun from the end of the Meiji period to the early Showa period. He liked the scenery of Lake Teganuma in Abiko and bought a villa there in 1912 (Meiji 45); after suffering the misfortune of losing two children in the Great Kanto Earthquake, he moved there with his family in 1924 (Taisho 13).
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：2011 Highlights / collection：Former residence of a journalist, Taisho-period residential architecture Genre：Architecture, Photography
Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Official website
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